# Distance from Dunedin (DUD) to Seattle (SEA)

> 12,280 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,280 km / 7,631 mi / 6,631 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 223° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -19h (When it's 09:35 in Dunedin, it's 14:35 in Seattle)
- **Elevation difference**: 428 ft (SEA is higher than DUD)

## Airports

### [Dunedin Airport (DUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dud-dunedin-dunedin-airport/1ef266df-7674-6e5a-bb2b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dunedin, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZDN
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -45.930000, 170.200000
- Elevation: 4 ft

### [Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sea-seattle-seattle-tacoma-international-airport/1ef266df-37e8-64a2-a4f1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Seattle, United States
- ICAO: KSEA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 47.450000, -122.310000
- Elevation: 432 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:35 in Dunedin, it's 14:35 in Seattle.
With a 19-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Dunedin Airport (DUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dud-dunedin-dunedin-airport/1ef266df-7674-6e5a-bb2b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sea-seattle-seattle-tacoma-international-airport/1ef266df-37e8-64a2-a4f1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)